Wales have announced their side to face the Eastern Province Kings in their first match on South African soil, ahead of their Castle Lager Incoming Test series against the Springboks. […]
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Wales team to face EP Kings
Wales name 11 Lions in their starting team
The Wales side to face the Springboks this Saturday, 17:30 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff has been named and having seen the strength of the Welsh side, the starting line-up featuring 11 players that were involved in the recent British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, Heyneke Meyer may just have been deterred from experimenting too much with his side to be named tomorrow. […]
Wales announce team to host Boks
James Hook will start for Wales against South Africa at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday after making a last minute plea to the coaches to let him play. […]
Lions ready for bruising battle
After the dust and sand had settled on the Nelson Mandela Bay battle in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, there was a sigh of relief across the rugby world that the Southern Kings had ended the phony war and the real deal is now upon the Lions tour. […]
Scrum calamity a costly WP error
Western Province coach Allister Coetzee admitted that tactical blunders at scrum time is what cost his team in their 23-26 loss to the British and Irish Lions at a wet and cold Newlands on Saturday. […]
‘Poor discipline’ almost cost the Lions a victory
The British and Irish Lions bemoaned the “poor discipline” that saw flank Stephen Ferris sin-binned and cost them 14 points in their fortuitous 26-24 win over the Cheetahs in their third tour match on Saturday. […]
Lions get their Hook in
Wales’ James Hook has been called up to the British and Irish Lions squad as a replacement for the injured Leigh Halfpenny. […]